Shoulder strap holder



June 11, 193-570 A. BOPEA SHOULDER STRAP HOLDER Filed July l1, 1954 Y n.r u 'III/,111111111111115 x '1111,'.

mvEN-roR ANGE LA Bo PE A .is/10 @0 zd QM', W7. ATTORNEY inventionrelates to new and fuseful` improvements a fastener" device forassociation "wittrithe shoulder portions of l a' garment Vto( 'Ahold u`thfeshoulder straps of undergarments and a card' for holding the same.

n The-inventienhas fortan ebjeeiihe construeon of a fastener devicewhich ischaracterifzed `:the shoulder seam of a by a novel locking meansforv'its attachment upon dress or similar garment. f

The fastenerdevice is of aytypeconsistingofa strip lbentat'the centerand equipped with coi acting elements upon adjacentfacesr tohold thestrip together in Vthe `for t vp'ose of holding shoulder straps.v Thesetypes of fastener: devices have been ffsnap u Iwith"the;fastener devicein anovel manner so thatfthrfastener device/may bereadily' and of a loopfor the pursuc'h fastener deviceswere defective in their attachments`upon garments. In priorf arrange- 'mentsgitiwals customary tosew suchfastener det vicesaupon theshoulder seam ofjagarment.' "l'he `presentinventionrejquires `no `sewing for firmly attaching the fastener deviceinlocking position iontheseam offa garment.

t The invention has for an object' theas'sociation fastenerswithafoundation strip and o easily engaged upon the shoulder seam of adress.

s A t y Y Fig; `1 is erfragmeniaiysfront elevational@ view i, uofiafportion `of `a ladys 'garment with a fastener i fyisien' ef aeardxfor holding 4tenerdevice are shielded from lfaken env the line 3,-3

stili vfurther` theV invention vthe fastener deeuwhen offered forsale,'and u y "artangedfin 'such afmannerupon the1 card.tiiaiebjeeiipnai peints dsseeiatedwith ineiast freeexp'oslure." tSltill` further` the inventioniproposes thec'onstruction of device asmentioned which is simple and durable and y whichrnayfgbe manufacturedand `swoldqat a.reasonablecost.` e i 'For' further comprehension.of``the invention.

and Y of t the `objects and i advantagesV thereof, ref-,

erence `Willfbe `hadto 4the following description and accompanyingydrawing, and to the appended .claims inwhich theivarious novelfeaturesare moreparticularly set forth; i I i y f i u iIn theaccompanying i drawingl forming a material part of this disclosure-V l i1' f device accerding"to this `invention "engaged t Fig` 2 is afragmentary sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. f i i Fig.`3 is a transverse enlarged sectional of Fig. 2. u Fig. 4 is aperspective view of the foundation View previously known b ut cproposesI the pro-A the fastener de- `thelfiemale type! n t ments l I"are of the s fastener elements on the foundation stri t t t'nonaosfff'SHOULDER sTRAn `HOLDERS t A,Angeiefrieeeaveendam j; Y y l l -ApplieatienJ'iiiyii,.1934;seiia1Ne; vsigeis'f-ff i claims,` i,

fstrip usedyinfthe fastener `devicey according to this invention?" t l tI K 5`is a perspective, view ofthe fastener deshownin Fig. 4; t Y g iFig. 6 is a front' elevational view of a card with fastenerdevicesaccording to 'this invention. *"l Fig. `7` is an yedgeelevational view of Fig; V6. Fig. 8 isa-'sectional view taken on theline 8 8` t dirige@` i Fig. 9 yifs a sectional diria?.

l 'riie feetenerfdevicej, aeeerdingte inisinientien,

comprisesa foundation strip [D "upon which vthere is secured a pluralityof snap fastener elements U l5 adapted tev coact` with complementaryspear-like locking'snap fastenerelements I l attached on afastener"devicestipl l2 and; similarly" spaced to the yspacing of thesnap fastener elements 'H The fastener strip` l2` u i u u u 1,2a andV.provided with "snap". fastener elements i3l and l 321:'` upon adjacentfaces adapted toengage eachother for thepurpose of`forming a loopthrough which sh`cnilde1;` sti'apsV of `uridergarments may iengage. 25

The ioeking Snap fastener; elements jl l', `divenire' ranged uponY oneofthe sections ifgthfe bent strip `so` that it mayreadily be attachedtotheshoulderseam.` ofiadress asihereinafter explained. As

i are secured. et 1| aipon the sinn Int-and eredi The lockingfslnapfastener Lele` pear-like v male ytype and are pressed lthrough the strip`underside ofthepo"rtiongand 1"pointed heads on .the `upper side adaptedto coact fit/ ith the female snapfastenerv elements 'IL t "i, 4. t vIniFigs. 1 3, a garment ,I 5 i is illustrated Vformed ywith a.conventionalflshoulder seam |6.",This 4o'I i shoulder searncomprisesmerely` the edges ofthe front and' back portions of thegarrnent sewedtogetherV with a line of, stitchesv lli formingedges en iheinner side efkthe garment:- l1i isj` from lthe tree. edges 'of 'the shoulder` seamthatfthe'fastener 45l device, according 'te thie'inveniien isfengaged.@l `The method )of .arrangement consistsfinV placiing foundationstriptlupon the ,topon the free 4edges of the shoulderyseam as illustrated inFigs.` 2 and Band then engaging the fastener devicebeE i 50 i i t lowthe free edges ofthe shoulder seam and press`v ing the pointed snapfastener elements through ythe material of the free edges ofthe`shoulder seam to lock them with the complementary snap `vice perseadaptedto bezas'sociated `withtllie constitutes a `stripv of materialbent,sulostantially at the cener )illustrated in eine` drawinggihefastener elemente u u |`2.. Eachofthese male snap fastenerelementshavehefads Haiipon the 35 ing fastener device for the shoulderstraps is per- Vto this invention. These manently connected upon theedges of the shoulder seam of the garment. Furthermore as anotherfeature the snap fasteners are associated With a foundation strip andwith a section of a fastenerV device in such a manner that they areproperly spaced from each other and may be engaged substantially in aunit when desired.

In Figs. 6-9 inclusive, the card and the method for mounting thefastener devices on the card is described. More particularly, theinvention comprises a card 20 having card sections 2| bent over fromedges thereof and the free edges 2| of these sections bent under so asto form compartments 22 Which'are completely shielded. The foundation.strips I0 are secured upon the card 2B adjacent the bent portions bymerely engaging snap'fastener elements 23 through openings in the cardto coact With the snap fastener 'elements I I.`

The fastener devices are secured upon the card by engaging them throughopenings 24 in the card so` as to have the top and bottom sectionsthereof disposed to the top and by the sides of portions of the card.The snap fastener elements I3 and I3 are arranged with each otherthrough openings 25 in the card for the purpose of holding fastenerdevices upon the card. The fastener devices are so arranged upon thecard that the pointed snap fastener elements II' vare disposed withinthe compartments 22 and are so shielded. Advertising `matter may beapplied to the central area 2|)a of the card.

The card illustrated von the drawing is shown provided with fourYfastening devices according may be selectively removed and` used asdesired.' The bent portions 2| of the card may be lifted temporarily forthe removal of the fastener parts mounted thereon and fastener devicesare removed by disengaging theV snap fasteners which hold them upon thecard.

It is to be understood that snap fastener elements I I may alsobe'secured on the foundation strip I0' by any suitable means, forexample by riveting or clipping. It is `also to be understood that thesnap fastener elementsv II may be secured to the shoulder seam I6 or toany other part of the garment. In that event the foundation'strip I0 maybe eliminated.

This arrangementpermits the ready locking of the snap fastener elementsII with their complementary elements Without stitching. These memberswill grip the shoulderseam andrmly lo'ck the `foundation strip III tothe fastener strip' I2'. I l

Once these twostrps are secured together it Will not be necessary toseparate them. l'lhe said strips will stay in permanent locked positionon the garments.

Itis to be understood that this fastener-,device is* provided with flatand thin fasteners in order to keep the shoulder strap holder from beingbulky.

While l have shown and described, the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed, and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent isz- K 1. A fastener for theshoulder straps of undergarments, comprising fastenerelements mountedinside of a dress and upon the topside of a shoulder seam thereof, afastener for engagement beneath said shoulder seam and havingcomplementary spear-like snap fastener elements adapted to pierce thematerial of the shoulder seam and engage said snap fastener elements forpermanent attachment of the shoulder strap fastener upon the dress.

2. A fastener for the shoulder straps of undergarments, comprising afoundation strip with fastenerelements mounted thereon and adapted to belocated upon the underside of a shoulder portion of a dress and uponthetop side of the shoulder seam thereof, a fastener for engagementbeneath` said shoulderseam and .having complementary spear-like snapfastener elements adapted to pierce the material of vthe shoulder seamand engage said snap fastener elements for permanent attachment of theshoulder strap fastener upon the dress.

3. A fastener for the shoulder straps of undergarments, comprising Yfoundation` strip with fastener elements mounted thereon and adapted tobe located upon the underside ofa shoulder por,- tion of a dress andupon the top side of thefshoulder seam thereof, a fastener forengagement beneath said shoulder seam and having `complementaryspear-like snap fastener elementsv adapted to piercethe material of theshoulder seam and engage said snap fastener elements for permanentattachment of theshoulder strap fastener upon the dress, the snapfastener elements l,upon one of the sides of the shoulder seam lbeingmale elements With points adapted toY pierce the shoulder seam forpermanent vattachment offthe Ifastener device. 4

4. In combination with the free edges o fa shoulder seam of a dress, afastener device for the shoulder straps of undergarments and having atop strip portion, and fasteners' permanently connecting said top stripportion with said free edges, said fasteners comprising male and femaleelements adapted to engage each other through the lmaterial of saidedges.

5. In oembinationl-Wi-thwthefree-l edges of 'a shoulder seam of a dress,a fastenerldevice-for the shoulder straps of undergarments andhaving atop strip portion, and fasteners permanently connecting said top stripportion with said-free

